All posts tagged A.E. Hotchner

Paul Newman was by most accounts a class act, so it’s not surprising that a new book about the actor would be low on scintillation — unlike, say, the recent Warren Beatty biography. But does that mean it has to be boring?

A.E. Hotchner’s memoir about his decades-long association with Newman, “Paul and Me” (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday) could have been a slight but illuminating book about male friendship. Instead, Hotchner — who has seemingly built a career out of being a buddy to famous guys, first Ernest Hemingway and then Newman — throws together a bunch of fishing stories and spends the rest of the book talking about salad dressing. Who needs enemies when friends write tributes like this? Read More »

Two weeks ago, actress and singer Patti LuPone grabbed a cell phone out of the hand of an audience member who was texting during a performance of her current play, "Shows for Days." The bold move led to an outpouring of support from fans fed up with glowing screens. Ms. LuPone gives us her five rules of theater etiquette.